the song i'm singing today may be found under the heading of:
IKEA, Ode To.
allow me to explain.
these are the GODIS MIX glasses . . . 6 glasses, 2 of each gloriously asymmetrical pattern. these smatterings aren't even the conventional polka dot, but its mysterious cousin, The Ellipse. it's like you look at these glasses and your brain at first registers a tacky, dime-a-dozen party cup, but upon closer inspection, they're a new twist on a 3-year-old's birthday party favorite.
okay, so you may still think they're god-awfully tacky, but i saw them and they caught my eye, which is always roving the world for playful, yet surprisingly elegant design. i love asymmetrical patterns because it satisfies my yearning for the normalized and the unpredictable. i also think that "design" can be stuffy and elitist, and whimsical elements make things real, and accessible to everyone, even those of us who are not knowledgeable or blessed with flawless taste.
after all of that . . . i didn't buy the multi-coloured set, it wasn't in the store. i bought the black and white set, which is actually black and silver --- quelle elegance! these look positively delightful on the top of my pantry cabinet . . . offset by my vases and pitchers that are filled with rolled-up pages of Vogue. not just any old Vogue layout, mind you, but the one Keira Knightley was in last summer, wearing black and white polka-dotted clothing. (i don't care for Keira Knightley in particular, but she's in so many damn good Focus films that i tolerate her. the Vogue pages are stuck in my vases like flowers because of the polka-dotted clothing, not the child-sized actress wearing it. just so we're clear.)
two more things i really liked, that i kept myself from buying:
365+ light turquoise mug
as my boyfriend so deftly stated, "they really have everything here. if they don't have it, you don't need it."
and to that i say, atta boy.
10 comments:
1. The boy toy is wise indeed.
2. I'm swooning over your delectable choice of glasswares. I spend much more monies on interesting dishes, teacups, glasses and serving platters for my kitchen and for my jewelry displays than new lipsticks (the rising sale of which is a sign of a decline in the economy).
3. You don't much care for Keira? Sacrilege.
4. How can you not care for the girl when her lovely little face is plastered on the side of this, your blog???
5. Do you have any shoes to match those coffee cups?
i hate to tell you but i like the black/silver better than the color, so i'm glad you got those!
i feel i need to go back to ikea and give it another chance, as the first and only trip was so overwhelming that i walked out feeling visually accosted.
JSL! nice to see you.
1. i know. i get to thinking all men are swine and then he shows IKEA appreciation, and i realize, we've been to IKEA several times in our relationship...while i'm sure some women have to beg their men to go just once. i'm a lucky gal.
2. tell me about it! for a single girl without marriage on the horizon for at least another few years, i'm accumulating quite the collection of kitchen wares. it's all part of my evil plan, as if i ever DO end up making a bridal registry it will be filled with frivolous, fancy things.
3. i think it's mainly her child-sizedness that turns me off. that and her arrogant jutting chin.
4. like i said, damn good Focus films, Pride & Prejudice among them! and Atonement...
5. you know i do!!! but they're actually a more saturated turquoise...and yes, i do bequeath them to you should i pass from this earth before you...
LINDSAY:
that's quite all right, as i like the black and silver better than the multi-coloured also. i just think the idea of the rainbow-smattered ones is so fun.
yes, it can be very overwhelming. we've learned to breeze through the showroom and get to the marketplace as soon as we can. it really helps!
3. and 4.
I am restraining heartily when I speak of Keira but the best I can say about her predictable acting abilities is this:
why does she always talk as if that jaw has been knawing on peices of juicy meat?
ITS DISGUSTING.
I cannot handle her.
BUT - OMG...that green dress on Atonement seriously kicked me running sideways and I don't think anyone else could have worn it like she did. I actually liked that movie b/c she was so minor compared to the stellar performance of the gorgeous mr. macavoy. (sp).
her portrayal (no offense since you have it on your blog) of Elizabeth Bennet broke my heart. I don't think KK has the fortitude of character to play Liza...it's just not possible.
Did you see her on the cover of the fall vogue of this year? I almost cannot bring myself to buy it.
I will not say anything else about she whose name must not be spoken. (Don't even ask me what I think of Harry Potter).
I love your glasses...can I have a mint julep in them when we are 65?
Well. Mme. I will grant you that one detail. She did look like a horse's ass on the cover of Vogue which disappointed me greatly. I DID NOT purchase it for the fact that looking at the cover made me queasy.
I will also concur with the "pieces of juicy meat" statement.
In fact I'll also say she has the body of a young boy and air-brushed boobs most of the while...
Oh hell.
I hate her too.
Thanks.
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dying. i am dying.
MME:
i am SO glad you agree about the jaw, and your description was SO MUCH BETTER than mine. a superior way of saying the same thing, "gnawing on pieces of meat" i could just break a rib i'm laughing so hard. and the GREEN DRESS...i think i posted about that green dress on this VERY BLOG. the most vibrant shade of emerald i may have ever seen.
and, no offense taken re: your thoughts on KK's portrayal of e. bennett. i don't like her, but i LOVE that film. and the soundtrack. orgasmic as only a french pianist playing over a film adapted from a book by jane austen could be...
let's have much more than that in the glasses, and beaucoup plus en avance!!!
PLUMETTE:
horse's ass...i haven't seen this Vogue cover, and now i must. i'm thrilled to sassy asian pieces that you, mme, AND myself are the kind of women who would simply refuse to purchase a magazine that probably has a lot of other really amazing things in it, purely b/c of the nastiness of its cover subject.
also, you make me laugh like NO OTHER. comme ne personne.
*sigh*
I have been waiting around for the Mme. to anti-up and just buy that Vogue (it is our one silly sibling situation wherein I devour all her old fashion mags) but I am sure that Miss. K.K. has put her right off.
By the way, I LOVE whimsy and would have been suckered right into the colorful rainbow ones, in fact I will be going to the Ikea this week and.... we'll see.
And lastly, all I can say about K.K. is that at least she is not Renee Zelleweger!
hello umberdove.
i love this aspect of yours and crm's dynamic. i also love that in your world, the only way you could see this Vogue issue would be after her fingers had leafed through it :) it's adorable, and i'm not being condescending when i say that!
so...did you pick up anything whimsical at Ikea? do share :)
finally, you are absolutely right...renee zellweger has her own mouth/jaw/facial problems. something about the way she purses her lips and squints her eyes - bleck. and her voice is horrid to me.
no movie-star worship on THIS blog!
Ew.
Renee Zelleweger???
Ew.
Let not that name be written upon the pristine glory of this blog. Ever.
She did not have me a hello.
Or ever for that matter.
RW gags at the sight of her.
HAHAHAHA
well if such a man as robert could gag at the sight of someone, SURELY she must be unspeakably horrifying.
i know this because of the gorgeous woman he DID choose! (that would be you, plumette.)
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